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Are There Any Global ISPs?

Posted by Cliff on from the net-access-anywhere-in-the-world dept.

smart_ass asks: "I doubt I am the only one of us out there who has to spend some of our "work" time on the road. My question for you all is what internet connection providers do you use for international connections. There's gotta be something better than AOL and Compuserve with near-complete world coverage." Man, I sure hope so!

12 comments

  1. GRIC & IPASS by matt_wilts · · Score: 4, Informative

    Gric and Ipass are two providers that my company are investigating at the moment. Like the poster, we also use Compuserve for international roaming customers and the costs are excessive, we feel.

    Matt

  2. AT&T by Zurk · · Score: 2, Informative

    at&t global also provides global ip access...its pretty costly tho.

  3. UUnet by bconway · · Score: 2

    My company has marketing types all over the world, and we set up some deal with UUnet to provide dial-in access from anywhere at a very nice price. They even included a nice dialer program that takes your current location and tracks down someplace near you, etc.

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    1. Re:UUnet by matt_wilts · · Score: 1

      Do they still call that dialer "PAL"? (Phone Access Lookup) If so, that's an old Compuserve Network Services package - very well done (but a bitch to support!)

      Matt

  4. AT&T by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    has dial POPs all around the world for its dial service.

  5. AT&T Global Network by Finni · · Score: 2, Informative

    They bought this from IBM. We use it.

  6. Earthlink surprisingly good by sobiloff · · Score: 2, Informative

    I've used Mindspring for years because they have many, many POPs in the continental US. They also have a 1-800 number for those rare times when there isn't a POP available via a local call. (This used to be the situation when I was visiting remote military bases.)

    With Mindspring's acquisition (merger, whatever) by Earthlink, I find that I now have access to a pretty good set of POPs in other parts of the world, too. I used the POPs in Ireland and Australia quite a bit and had no trouble. The price was pretty reasonable, too -- about 10 cents a minute.

    My current company has been using iPass for years, but its much more expensive (25 to 60 cents per minute, depending on location) the last time I checked.

    AT&T is supposed to have a pretty good set of global POPs, too, but I don't have any direct experience with them.

  7. Global access by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    UUNET/WCOM has a large global presence. The PAL dialer they provide has a built-in dynamically updated addressboook, but you can dial into any of the pops using a standard PPP setup as long as you have an account and a phone number. Numbers are available on the pop finder on the UUNET homepage (http://www.uu.net). Most large resellers like AOL and earthlink just resell UUNET and a few other providers' pops. In most cases they do not actually have their own global networks.

  8. AT&T Business Internet by regexp · · Score: 3, Informative

    A couple posters have mentioned AT&T Business Internet--you should know this is not the same as AT&T WorldNet, it is a separate service. It offers coverage in a large number of countries; the address is www.attbusiness.net

    1. Re:AT&T Business Internet by sphealey · · Score: 2

      I would second (or third) the recommendation for AT&T Global Network (AGNS). We used them quite a bit to support a worldwide network of travellers, many in locations off the beaten path. There is no good solution to this problem, but AGNS seemed to be the "least worst".

      Of course, then the president of the co. stopped by and bitched at me because he could only get a 9.6 connection in rural Paraguay. Not the capital mind you; the middle of nowhere. I just looked at him...

      sPh

  9. CGNet provides local dial-up just about anywhere by Chip42 · · Score: 1

    I have been using this service in my travels around the world and in particular in developing countries. Want a dial-up in Lusaka, Zambia? They have it. An addressbook updates itself on connect.

    http://www.cgnet.com/

  10. global isp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    at transcanada pipelines, our international business groups used http://www.sita.int/ to connect. basically if you are within driving distance of an international airport, you can connect.

    ./george